Van Lear Black

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Schooner

Year: 1889

Builder: J. S. Beacham & Bro.

Location: Baltimore

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These records are found in the collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether CBMM’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to contact CBMM for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.

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Search mode: Exact Name. Search phrase(s): "Van Lear Black". Results returned: 3. Results displayed in this table: 3.

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Fetch?Row IDCatalog #Object NameTitleArtist/MakerDate MadePlace MadeDescriptionFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
10000.1290.2009.00photographic prints4-masted schooner Van Lear Black, painting by S. F4-masted schooner Van Lear Black, painting by S. F. M. Badger; she is under full sail, seen fro port side.No image URL.View
20000.1290.2010.00photographic prints4-masted schooner Van Lear Black docked4-masted schooner Van Lear Black docked; seen from starboard side; men aloft on jib stays; inset portrait of her captain, Charles F. Lacey of Milton, DE.No image URL.View
30000.1290.4315.00photographic printsCapt. Charles F. Lacey, studio portraitCapt.Charles F. Lacey, studio portrait, head & shoulders; "Captain of Van Lear Black". "The Mariners Museum" stamped on back. Subject: Captain Charles F. LaceyNo image URL.View

Created 2026 by Don Barker, CBMM volunteer, for the Chesapeake Shipbuilding Project. shipbuilding@sailingworkboats.es